Module io.ebean.api
Package io.ebean.plugin

Interface BeanType<T>

public interface BeanType<T>
Information and methods on BeanDescriptors made available to plugins.

  • Method Details

    • name

      String name()
      Return the short name of the bean type.

    • fullName

      String fullName()
      Return the full name of the bean type.

    • type

      Class<T> type()
      Return the class type this BeanDescriptor describes.

    • beanTypeAtPath

      BeanType<?> beanTypeAtPath(String propertyName)
      Return the type bean for an OneToMany or ManyToOne or ManyToMany property.

    • allProperties

      Collection<? extends Property> allProperties()
      Return all the properties for this bean type.

    • idProperty

      Property idProperty()
      Return the Id property.

    • whenModifiedProperty

      Property whenModifiedProperty()
      Return the when modified property if there is one defined.

    • whenCreatedProperty

      Property whenCreatedProperty()
      Return the when created property if there is one defined.

    • property

      Property property(String propertyName)
      Return the Property to read values from a bean.

    • expressionPath

      ExpressionPath expressionPath(String path)
      Return the ExpressionPath for a given property path.

      This can return a property or nested property path.

    • isValidExpression

      boolean isValidExpression(String property)
      Return true if the property is a valid known property or path for the given bean type.

    • isBeanCaching

      boolean isBeanCaching()
      Return true if bean caching is on for this bean type.

    • isQueryCaching

      boolean isQueryCaching()
      Return true if query caching is on for this bean type.

    • clearBeanCache

      void clearBeanCache()
      Clear the bean cache.

    • clearQueryCache

      void clearQueryCache()
      Clear the query cache.

    • isDocStoreOnly

      boolean isDocStoreOnly()
      Return true if the type is document store only.

    • baseTable

      String baseTable()
      Return the base table this bean type maps to.

    • createBean

      T createBean()
      Create a new instance of the bean.

    • id

      Object id(Object bean)
      Return the bean id. This is the same as getBeanId() but without the generic type.

    • setId

      void setId(T bean, Object idValue)
      Set the id value to the bean.

    • persistController

      BeanPersistController persistController()
      Return the bean persist controller.

    • persistListener

      BeanPersistListener persistListener()
      Return the bean persist listener.

    • findController

      BeanFindController findController()
      Return the beanFinder. Usually null unless overriding the finder.

    • queryAdapter

      BeanQueryAdapter queryAdapter()
      Return the BeanQueryAdapter or null if none is defined.

    • idType

      IdType idType()
      Return the identity generation type.